We recently stayed one week in a one bedroom condo (unit 5534) as part of a timeshare trade through Trading Places. While there are many good things to say about the exterior of this resort (e.g., location, landscaping, quiet, pools, etc…), we left disappointed, primarily due to the interior of our condo. The décor seemed like it hadn’t been updated since the late seventies. The living room had very ugly vertical blinds, valances, couch and chairs. The bathroom was small and barely functional. The shower doors and faucets were worn and dirty. The shower itself drained very slowly and the sink was too small. The mirror and sink faucet was equally worn and outdated. The kitchen was a galley style configuration and a tight fit for multiple people. The kitchen cabinets were vintage seventies and desperately in need of replacing. On the plus side, the kitchen was fully equipped with fairly new appliances (stove, microwave, dishwasher & fridge (with ice maker)). The stackable washer/dryer in the unit was small but worked fine. The bedroom was fairly large and had an adjoining patio/deck (which could not be accessed from the living room – seemed very odd). The dated décor continued in the bedroom again with the ugly vertical blinds, valance, furniture and bed spread. There was a free programmable safe in the bedroom closet, but it was mounted to the wall in such a way that it consumed about 40% of the usable closet space.
I will say that the room has potential. It just simply needed to be fully gutted and redone. It could be that other rooms at this resort have already been updated??? We just won’t be returning back to find out. Ironically, the Wyndham timeshare salesperson apologized to us upon learning that we were staying here. She explained that Wyndham does not actually own the resort but was required to take over as property managers as part of their deal to purchase their flagship property closer to downtown Kona.
Room Tip: Find out if any of the rooms have been recently renovated. If so, demand to stay in one.
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